BREAKING NEWS

SMALL TURNOUT FOR PLAN HEARING

Relatively sparse attendance at the first hearing on the Santa Ynez Valley community plan and final environmental impact report in Santa Maria on May 4 suggests the community is ready to move ahead with the plan as currently written.

RABIES FOUND IN THE VALLEY

The county public health department announced a county-wide rabies outbreak, and the majority of cases have been reported from the Santa Ynez Valley, according to Animal Services Director Jan Glick, who urges all county residents to have their domestic animals vaccinated.

CALIFORNIA SPACE CENTER ORBITS CLOSER TO REALITY

Not too far in the future, visitors may be able to watch missile launches at a state-of-the-art California Space Center in Lompoc while simultaneously enjoying a luncheon conference with 1,000 colleagues.